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tell me more about scroll-behaviour css
scroll-behavior is a CSS property that allows you to control the smoothness of a scrolling element on a webpage when it is targeted by an internal link. By default, when you click on a link that leads to a section of the same page, the page jumps directly to that section. Adding the scroll-behavior property with the value of smooth to the targeted element will make the page scroll smoothly to that section instead of jumping directly.
Here's an example of how to use scroll-behavior CSS property:
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/* Target the scrollable element */
.scrollable {
height: 300px;
overflow-y: scroll;
scroll-behavior: smooth;
}
You can also apply the scroll-behavior property to all scrollable elements on a page by targeting the html or body elements:
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html {
scroll-behavior: smooth;
}
/* or */
body {
scroll-behavior: smooth;
}
Note that the scroll-behavior property is not supported in some older browsers, so it's always a good idea to provide a fallback for users whose browsers don't support it.
👩💻 what other values can you use for scroll-behavior?
Besides smooth, the scroll-behavior property supports two other values: auto and initial.
scroll-behavior: auto;: This is the default value, and the browser handles the scrolling behavior as it normally would, without any smoothing.
scroll-behavior: initial;: This sets the scroll behavior to the browser's default value, which is typically equivalent to scroll-behavior: auto;.
So, if you want to disable the smooth scrolling behavior on a specific element, you can set its scroll-behavior to auto or remove the property altogether.
clicking link doesn't scroll takes direct to anchor link on page
To make anchor links on a webpage take the user directly to the linked section instead of first scrolling through the page, you can use the scroll-behavior CSS property.
Firstly, you should ensure that each section that you want to link to has a unique ID. For example:
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<section id="section1">
<h2>Section 1</h2>
<p>This is the first section of the page.</p>
</section>
<section id="section2">
<h2>Section 2</h2>
<p>This is the second section of the page.</p>
</section>
Next, you can use the scroll-behavior property in your CSS to make anchor links take the user directly to the linked section. Set the value of scroll-behavior to smooth. For example:
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html {
scroll-behavior: smooth;
}
This will make all anchor links on the webpage take the user directly to the linked section with a smooth scrolling animation.
Note: scroll-behavior is only supported in modern browsers. If the user is using an older browser that doesn't support scroll-behavior, anchor links will still work but they won't have the smooth scrolling effect.
help me make smooth transitions when clicking an anchor link within a page
Here's an example HTML code that demonstrates smooth scrolling when clicking on an anchor link within the same page:
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Smooth Scrolling</title>
<style>
body {
font-family: Arial;
line-height: 1.5;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
nav {
background-color: lightblue;
padding: 10px;
position: fixed;
top: 0;
width: 100%;
}
a {
color: white;
font-weight: bold;
margin-right: 20px;
text-decoration: none;
transition: all 0.5s ease;
}
a:hover {
color: black;
}
section {
height: 800px;
margin-top: 60px;
}
h1 {
font-size: 60px;
margin-top: 200px;
text-align: center;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<nav>
<a href="#home">Home</a>
<a href="#about">About</a>
<a href="#services">Services</a>
<a href="#contact">Contact</a>
</nav>
<section id="home">
<h1>Welcome to my website</h1>
</section>
<section id="about">
<h1>About us</h1>
</section>
<section id="services">
<h1>Our services</h1>
</section>
<section id="contact">
<h1>Contact us</h1>
</section>
<script>
function smoothScroll(target, duration) {
var target = document.querySelector(target);
var targetPosition = target.getBoundingClientRect().top;
var startPosition = window.pageYOffset;
var distance = targetPosition - startPosition;
var startTime = null;
function animation(currentTime) {
if (startTime === null) startTime = currentTime;
var timeElapsed = currentTime - startTime;
var run = easing(timeElapsed, startPosition, distance, duration);
window.scrollTo(0, run);
if (timeElapsed < duration) requestAnimationFrame(animation);
}
function easing(t, b, c, d) {
t /= d / 2;
if (t < 1) return c / 2 *t * t + b;
t--;
return -c / 2 * (t * (t - 2) - 1) + b;
}
requestAnimationFrame(animation);
}
var home = document.querySelector('#home');
var about = document.querySelector('#about');
var services = document.querySelector('#services');
var contact = document.querySelector('#contact');
var homeLink = document.querySelector('nav a[href="#home"]');
var aboutLink = document.querySelector('nav a[href="#about"]');
var servicesLink = document.querySelector('nav a[href="#services"]');
var contactLink = document.querySelector('nav a[href="#contact"]');
homeLink.addEventListener('click', function() {
smoothScroll('#home', 1000);
});
aboutLink.addEventListener('click', function() {
smoothScroll('#about', 1000);
});
servicesLink.addEventListener('click', function() {
smoothScroll('#services', 1000);
});
contactLink.addEventListener('click', function() {
smoothScroll('#contact', 1000);
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
The above code uses requestAnimationFrame() to animate the smooth scrolling effect. The smoothScroll() function takes two arguments: the target element's selector and the duration of the animation in milliseconds. The easing() function is used to create a smooth acceleration/deceleration effect. The four anchor links in the navigation menu each have an event listener that calls the smoothScroll() function with the corresponding target element.
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